Minnesota Democrats again press for police reform, Republicans say budget is top concern
Debates over police accountability measures continued to spur division at the Statehouse as lawmakers entered their last two weeks of the legislative session. 4:26 pm, Apr. 29, 2021 ×
Demonstrators gathered outside the Minnesota Capitol Friday, June 19, 2020, to commemorate Juneteenth, remember George Floyd and urge the passage of police reform bills. (Dana Ferguson / Forum News Service)
ST. PAUL Minnesota Democrats on Thursday, April 29, again pressed Senate Republicans to take up police accountability and transparency measures, this time with a new ally in tow.
Gov. Tim Walz, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, and 10 state lawmakers including one Republican said budget conversations should prioritize proposals to make police bodycam footage more readily available to family members of those injured or killed by law enforcement, establish citizen oversight councils, set
Minnesota Democrats again press for police reform, Republicans say budget is top concern
Debates over police accountability measures continued to spur division at the Statehouse as lawmakers entered their last two weeks of the legislative session. 4:26 pm, Apr. 29, 2021 ×
Demonstrators gathered outside the Minnesota Capitol Friday, June 19, 2020, to commemorate Juneteenth, remember George Floyd and urge the passage of police reform bills. (Dana Ferguson / Forum News Service)
ST. PAUL Minnesota Democrats on Thursday, April 29, again pressed Senate Republicans to take up police accountability and transparency measures, this time with a new ally in tow.
Gov. Tim Walz, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, and 10 state lawmakers including one Republican said budget conversations should prioritize proposals to make police bodycam footage more readily available to family members of those injured or killed by law enforcement, establish citizen oversight councils, set